NBC tapped writer Javier Grillo-Marxuachto pen the pilot for the Xena reboot, and The 100 producer plans to make the chemistry between Xena and Gabrielle a LOT more front and center!

During a Q&A session on Tumblr, the scribe confirmed that the reboot would “fully” explore the relationship between the two leading ladies, writing:

“xena will be a very different show made for very different reasons. there is no reason to bring back xena if it is not there for the purpose of fully exploring a relationship that could only be shown subtextually in first-run syndication in the 1990s. it will also express my view of the world – which is only further informed by what is happening right now – and is not too difficult to know what that is if you do some digging.”

AH-Mazing!

It’s such an amazing time for diverse storytelling in TV, and we’re LOVING that LGBT characters are on the screen now more than ever — even if it’s retroactive!